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These Regulations provide for the payment of compensation to a chief constable, deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable, who suffers loss of office as a member of a police force or loss diminution of emoluments which is attributable to an order effecting local government reorganisation, made under Part VI of the Local Government Act 1933 or Part II of the Local Government Act 1958, or to an amalgamation scheme made or approved under Part I of the Police Act 1964.

2

The compensation payable is—

(a)

resettlement compensation for loss of office (Part II);

(b)

long-term compensation for loss of office or diminution of emoluments (Part III);

(c)

retirement compensation for loss of office or loss or diminution of emoluments (Part IV);

(d)

compensation to the widow, child or dependant relative of a claimant (Part IV).

3

Resettlement compensation is payable for a period not exceeding 26 weeks to persons with at least 3 years' service in a police force or in other relevant employment. The qualifying conditions and factors to be considered are set out in Regulations 5, 7, 8 and 9. The method of calculating the amount of compensation is contained in Regulation 6.

4

Long-term and retirement compensation are payable to persons with at least 8 years' service in a police force or in other relevant employment. The qualifying and other conditions are set out in Regulations 10, 11 and 12.

5

The method of calculating the maximum amount of long-term compensation is laid down in Regulations 13 (loss of office) and 14 (diminution of emoluments). It is a proportion, not exceeding two thirds of the net emoluments lost or of the amount by which emoluments have been diminished, as the case may be. This compensation is payable from a date determined under Regulation 17 and can be payable up to the age of compulsory retirement.

6

Retirement compensation payable to person for loss of office is based upon his notional pension calculated by reference to his pensionable service at the date of loss with, in the case of a person who had then attained the age of 40, added years (Regulations 18 and 21). Retirement compensation for diminution of emoluments is an appropriate proportion of that for loss of office (Regulation 19). Retirement compensation is ordinarily payable from the age of compulsory retirement but in certain circumstances may be put into payment earlier ( Regulations 16 and 17).

7

Provision is made for the payment of compensation to a widow, child or dependant relative corresponding to that made by the Police Pensions Regulations for the payment of an award to such a person (Regulation 23).

8

Part V provides for long-term and retirement compensation to be reviewed and for awards to be varied in the light of changes of circumstances (Regulation 28). It also contains provisions for the adjustment and compounding of awards in certain circumstances (Regulations 26 and 29).

9

Part VI relates to procedural and miscellaneous matters. A claimant who is aggrieved by a decision, or by a failure of the compensating authority to notify their decision, may appeal to a tribunal appointed by the Minister of Labour (Regulation 35). Special provision is made in the case of a chief constable who was serving as such on 1st July 1964, when section 58 of the Police Act 1964 came into force (Regulation 37).

10

Part VII relates to the interpretation of the Regulations and provides that they shall come into operation on 1st April 1965.